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Associations between genetic and epigenetic variations in cytokine genes and mild persistent breast pain in women following breast cancer surgery.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2017
Stephens Kimberly E, Levine Jon D, Aouizerat Bradley E, Paul Steven M, Abrams Gary, Conley Yvette P, Miaskowski Christine
Abstract excerpt
Persistent pain following breast cancer surgery is a significant problem. Both inherited and acquired mechanisms of inflammation appear to play a role in the development and maintenance of persistent pain. In this longitudinal study, growth mixture modeling was used to identify persistent breast pain phenotypes based on pain assessments obtained prior to and monthly for 6months following breast cancer surgery....
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